CVE-2008-2255

2008-08-1312:42:00

CWE-399

[email protected]

web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2008-2255

microsoft

internet explorer

memory corruption

vulnerability

nvd

7.6 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.595 Medium

EPSS

Percentile

97.7%

JSON

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 accesses uninitialized memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2254, aka “HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability.”

CPENameOperatorVersion
microsoft:internet_explorermicrosoft internet explorereq6
microsoft:internet_explorermicrosoft internet explorereq7
microsoft:internet_explorermicrosoft internet explorereq5.01

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
microsoft:internet_explorer	microsoft internet explorer	eq	6
microsoft:internet_explorer	microsoft internet explorer	eq	7
microsoft:internet_explorer	microsoft internet explorer	eq	5.01